| 8. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî}: and it came to pass (vav consecutive + verb • Qal wayyiqtol • third person masculine singular) • devar {דְבַר | də-var}: word (common noun • masculine singular absolute) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yah-weh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • elai {אֵלַי | e-lai}: to me (preposition + first person singular pronominal suffix) • lemor {לֵאמֹר | le-môr}: saying (infinitive construct • Qal stem) |